The tables below provide information about the consumption and production of potatoes in five parts of the world in 2006.

The tables compare the quantity of

potatoes

that re eaten and manufactured in five distinctive areas in 2006. Looking from an

overall

perspective, it is readily apparent that most countries concentrated more on producing, except for South and Central America and North America.

Additionally

,

while

Asia produced the largest number of

potatoes

, the most consumption belonged to Europe. When it comes to Europe, each

person

consumed 96,1kg;

however

, they provided a wide range of products and ranked in the second position with 126,3 million tonnes in 2006.

In addition

,

although

farmers in Asia manufactured too many

potatoes

(131,2 million tonnes), the consumption of these products was just 25,8kg per

person

. In terms of Africa, the consumption was the lowest, nearly 14kg per

person

,

while

potatoes

were produced 16,4 million tonnes in

this

area.

Finally

, residents in South, Central and North America ate 81,5kg for each

person

which doubled the total amount of

potatoes

produced.